“But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas and destroy Jesus.”–Matthew 27:20 As I was reading the account of Christ’s passion this morning, I was burdened by this phrase. What a contrast in persons! Barabbas had stolen from their tables, he was a thief. Jesus had fed them with bread and fish, he was…
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The late S.M. Lockridge’s sermon entitled “That’s My King” has been circulating through the internet for some time. Pastor Lockridge was the Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in San Diego and a well-known speaker around the world. I do not know much about Pastor Lockridge’s ministry, but I do know that it is impossible to listen his sermon without my…
“God becoming flesh;” that is the meaning of the incarnation. Most people are willing to celebrate the incarnation of a baby born in a manger. Countless families who never crack a Bible normally may even read Luke 2 this time of year, and with smiles of pity remember a baby born in a manger who is “Savior,” although that word…